ECLAC, in conjunction with the Embassies of Costa Rica and France in Chile, held a virtual event entitled “Regional Blue Talk: Latin America and the Caribbean On the Road to the Third United Nations Ocean Conference 2025.”

The new document will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, July 6.

The region’s top three SLB issuers were Brazil (60%), Mexico (28%) and Chile (8%), and the top three sectors transportation (26%), forestry and paper (23%) and food and beverage (22%).

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, gave a presentation on a high-level international panel held in the framework of Latin America Energy Week, where she affirmed the urgency of the transition towards renewable energies with full social incl...

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level roundtable convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.

From 7 to 11 November, authorities, business leaders and international experts will gather in Santiago, Chile, at a series of meetings to discuss the sustainable use of natural resources and infrastructure in the context of the 2030 Agenda.

ECLAC calls for a new governance of these resources so that the benefits of their exploitation can serve as a real contribution to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

A political dialogue on energy efficiency and a high-level roundtable on natural resources will be held in October and November, respectively.

Latin America and the Caribbean has had difficulty translating boom periods for exports into long-term growth processes.